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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Bilal B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7492811 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Medical hypotheses 20200916
Obese individuals seem to be at the highest risk of contracting COVID-19 infection. Furthermore, severity of morbidity and mortality rates are higher in the developed world as compared to the developing world. One probable reason for this difference could be the difference in living conditions and exposure to other infections. Secondly, the difference in food especially, alcohol use may have deteriorating effects superimposed with obesity. Our hypothesis suggests that a combination of alcohol co ...[more]